Roost for fowls.



J. B. MASON. ROOST FORFOWLS. APPLI OATION IILEDAPR. 20.1908.'

Patented Feb. 9, 1909 Strum -w, ,4 t; V

THE NORRIS PETERS (30-, WASHINGTON, D. L.

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wi/h moow JOHN B. MASON, or GOBLEVILLE, MICHIGAN.

BOOST FOR FOWLS.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

Application filed April 20, 1908. Serial No. 428,101.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN B. MASON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Gobleville, in the county of Van Buren and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Boostsfor F owls; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in roosts for fowls.

The object of the invention is to provide a roost having means whereby avermin exterminator may be readily applied to each of the perches.

With this and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts aswill be described and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a plan View of the roostshowing the ap plication of the invention thereto; Fig. 2 is a crosssectional view through the same; and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectionalView through one of the perches showing the manner in which theexterminator distributing tube is arranged therein.

In the embodiment of the invention as shown in the accompanying drawing,1 denotes the perches which are secured at their opposite ends toconnecting bars, 2, which may be supported in any suitable manner, butwhich are here shown as provided at their opposite ends with hooks, 3,to which are adapted to be connected suitable supporting devices, notshown, whereby the roost is suspended in a horizontal position.

Each of the perches is provided in its upper edge with a longitudinallydisposed groove or channel, 4-, which extends throughout the length ofthe perch. The channels, 4, in the present instance are shown ascircular in cross section to receive a distributing tube, 5, whichextends therethrough, as shown. The tubes 5 are connected at one end toT-couplings, 6, whereby they are connected to a supply pipe, 7, havingat one end a charging funnel, 8. The opposite ends of the tubes 5 areclosed by suitable stoppers,

9, and in the upper edge of the tubes 5 is formed a series of smalldischarge passages,

10, through which the exterminating fluid is adapted to pass and runonto the perches, whereby the exterminating fluid is evenly distributedover the perches. The arrangement of the grooves or channels and thedistributing tubes in the perches is such that the upper edges of thetubes are substantially flush with the upper surfaces of the perches.

While I have shown and described a particular construction andarrangement of perches, I do not wish to be understood as confiningmyself to this arrangement, as it is-obvious that the perches may bearranged and supported in any suitable manner and the exterminatordistributing tubes applied thereto. In using the device, the open endsof the tubes 5 are closed by the stoppers, 9, after which the verminexterminator is poured into the charging funnel, 8, and from thence runsthrough the supply pipe, 7, and flows into each distributing tube, 5,from which it passes through the discharge openings therein and isevenly distributed over the perches. By keeping the perches saturatedwith an efficient vermin exterminator, the fowls will be kept free fromvermin.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Variouschanges in the form, proportion and theminor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages-of the invention as defined in the appended Iclaim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent, is: V

A roost. for fowls comprising main supporting bars, a series of perchessecured to said bars, said perches having formed therein longitudinallydisposed cylindrical passages, said passages opening through the upperside of the perches, a series of distributing tubes arranged in andadapted to fit said passages, said tubes projecting beyondtheopposite'ends of said perches and having formed in their upper side aseries of perforations communicating with the my hand in presence 01":two subscribing Witopen upper. side of the perches, a supply nesses.

pipe connected to one end of said tubes, and JOHN B. MASON. removablestoppers arranged in theopposite Witnesses:

end of each of the tubes whereby the latter C. OLNEY.

may be readily cleaned. 1 BL, M. Horn.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set

